Main Entry:

pop·py

Pronunciation:

\ˈpä-pē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural poppies

Etymology:

Middle English popi, from Old English popæg, popig, modification of Latin papaver

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: any of a genus (Papaver of the family Papaveraceae, the poppy family) of chiefly annual or perennial herbs with milky juice, showy regular flowers, and capsular fruits including the opium poppy and several forms cultivated as ornamentals b: an extract or decoction of poppy used medicinally2: a strong reddish orange